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LAST UPDATED: 12/27/2011
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The Sheldon Museum carries a wide selection of Alaska books including local publications, personal histories, state history, wildlife, scenery, Tlingit history, art and culture, and children's books as well as arts and crafts produced by Haines and other Alaskan artists.  Local publications and hard to find titles are shown below, along with a selection of regularly stocked merchandise available for quick order. If you saw other titles or merchandise in our "in-museum store" but don't see it for sale on this site, email us with the description and we'll be happy to send you a Paypal invoice.

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ALASKA REFLECTIONS
by Kevin M. Reeves

$12.95

In this collection of very personal essays, local Haines resident Kevin M. Reeves explores the hard edged reality of life in Alaska's Panhandle country, where gargantuan brown bears dominate the wildlife community, tsunamis still scour the broken coastline, and capricious weather does its best to rip the hide from bush dwellers too stubborn to call it quits.

SC 108 pages, 5x8 inches

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ISBN: none

ALASKA TREES AND SHRUBS
by Leslie A. Viereck, Elbert L. LIttle, Jr.

$24.95

The definitive work on the woody plants of Alaska for more than three decades, this new completely revised second edition provides updated information on habitat and taxonomy, as well as detailed description of every tree and shrub species in the state. New distribution maps reflect the latest survey data, while the keys, glossary and appendix on non-native plants make this the most useful guide to Alaska trees and shrubs ever published.

SC 359 pages, 6x9 inches

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ISBN: 1889963860

ALASKA / YUKON / ARCTIC LIGHT
by Kathleen M. K. Menke
$29.00

Author and photographer Kathleen Menke resides in Haines, Alaska. This book is a celebration of light and all that flows from it--especially the awakening, quickening light of spring in the far north that creates dramatic changes in the landscape each day. Menke shares her "gifts of the wild" and by doing so, provides inspiration for further explorations and appreciation of the abundant natural riches of the far north.

SC 80 pages, 8.5x10 inches

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ISBN: 0976426110

ALASKA'S HISTORY
The People, Land, and Events of the North Country
by Harry Ritter

$12.95

Learn about the adventuresome people and exciting events that have shaped the Great Land. In a lively, digestible format, the sweep of Alaska's history is made vivid by historical photos and entertaining essays on topics such as: Native lifestyles before contact with Europeans; the Russian fur trade; John Muir's Glacier Bay visit; the Klondike gold rush stampede; pioneer climbs on Mount McKinley; the exploits of early Alaska bush pilots; big game hunting and Alaska's fisheries where salmon is king; and today's Native traditions. A history book that's fun to read!

LAST CHANCE! This title is going out of print.

SC 144 pages, 4.5x10 inches

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(only 3 copies left)

ISBN: 0882404326

ALASKA'S TOTEM POLES NEW!
Revised Edition

by Pat Kramer

$14.95

This revised edition of Alaska's Totem Poles provides accurate, informative, and up-to-date information about the magnificient totem poles of Southeast Alaska. Totem Poles are North America's most unique contribution to the world of Native American art, representing a physical, touchable, viewable result of eons of Native history and tradition.
This book includes a full-color map, 47 full color contemporary photographs, 7 historic photographs, and numerous sidebars with detailed information.

SC 99 pages, 5.25x8.25 inches

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ISBN: 9780882407319

AMY LOU'S ALASKA
by Photographer and Pilot Amy Lou Barney

$22.50

A professional photographer in Juneau, Alaska between 1937-1951 this book includes scenics, commercial assignments and portraits taken throughout the Territory of Alaska. It also includes aerial pictures taken after fulfilling her girlhood dream of learning to fly. Over a hundred black-and-white photos document historical events and the Alaskan way of life—including homesteaders, soldiers, loggers, fishermen, miners and children.

SC 76 pages, 9.25x9 inches

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ISBN: none

BALD EAGLE NEW!
by Gordon Morrison

$6.95

A great educational book for teachers to share with their classes, and parents with their children. Artist Gordon Morrison's knowledge of his subject is evident. This is one of those rare books that will be treasured by children and adults alike...with beautiful color illustrations on every page and lots of interest facts.

Childrens, SC 30 pages, 8.5x11 inches

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ISBN: 9780618386260

BROTHERS IN HARMONY (2nd Edition)
The Haines Alaska Native Brotherhood Founders

by David P. Light

$16.95

This book documents the founding and early history of the Haines Alaska Native Brotherhood including the 1929 ANB Convention in Haines with many portriats and photos of the area.

SC 43 pages, 8.25x9.5 inches

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ISBN: none

CARRIE M. WILLARD: AMONG THE TLINGITS
by Carrie M. Willard
$12.95

Young Carrie M. Willard and her missionary husband established their mission in crude quarters at what later became the community of Haines, among a subgroup of the Tlingits known as the Chilkats.  An adventurous spirit and religious zeal carried them through continual challenges and hardships— raising two toddlers in the wilds, life-threatening illnesses and lack of food, isolation from their own kin and culture, and the weaving and maintenance of a delicate interface between themselves and the people they struggled both to understand and to change.

SC 222 pages, 5.5x8.5 inches

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ISBN: 0945519206

A CELEBRATION OF WEAVERS
by Helen Dianne Dangel
$9.95

In the spring of 2005, an event honoring weavers called "A Celebration of Weavers" took place in Sitka, Alaska. In the spirit of this collection, descendants came in from neighboring villages to join the two surviving weavers for a community celebration. Many stories of harvesting, ingenuity, and indigenous science were told. This catalog articulates the life that goes into these beautiful baskets through the weavers' stories. Without embellishing or interpreting the stories for the reader, this book allows us to have a first-person experience.

SC 63 pages, 7x10 inches

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ISBN: 9781578643585

CHARLES H. ANWAY (1857 - 1949)
by Robert E. Henderson
$10.00

A biography of Charlie Anway, who hauled supplies over the frozen ice and snow of the Chilkat River to reach his mine before spring break up. A horticulturist, he later homesteaded in Haines, gardened, and developed a strain of luscious huge strawberries at the turn of the 20th century. Alaska's "Johnnie Appleseed," one of his Yellow Transparent apple trees still stands in front of the Sheldon Museum.

SC 188 pages, 5.25x8.5 inches

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ISBN: 0962211729

THE CHILKAT DANCING BLANKET
by Cheryl Samuels

$29.95

Cheryl Samuels unravels the mysteries of the Chilkat weavers by thorough research of surviving masterpieces in museums around the world, then reweaves a very readable and well-illustrated account enriched with the legends of the people and rituals of the potlatch. A book for both weaving enthusiasts and admirers of Northwest Coast Indian art. The most complete analysis and detailed description of a single type example of tribal technology.

SC 234 pages, 8.5x11 inches

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ISBN: 0806122994

THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY
by Alaska Geographic
$19.50

The Chilkat River has long funneled travelers from ports of Southeast Alaska with its link to the world's marine highways through to the expanses of North America's interior.  Historical photos from Haines and the surrounding area, teaming with wildlife, grace this wonderful book.

SC 111 pages, 11x8.25 inches

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ISBN: 088240203X
CLARA NEVADA NEW!
Gold, Greed, Murder and Alaska's Inside Passage

by Steven C. Levi
$19.99

February 5, 1898. Witnesses report a giant orange fireball reflected in the glacial waters of Alaska's Lynn Canal. At the height of Klondike gold fever, the Clara Nevada disappeared into an epic storm--taking passengers and priceless cargo with it. Was the explosion an accident or a robbery gone wrong? Did Captain C.H. Lewis make off with $165,000 ($13.6 million in today's currency) in raw gold? Or was the sinking a case of a sea-weary steamer meeting an untimely end?

Alaska historian Steven C. Levi combs the archives to piece together the true account of theClara Nevada's final voyage, attempting to solve the riddle of the lost steamer that resurfaced ten years after that tragic night and became known as Alaska's ghost ship.

SC 102 pages, 6x9 inches

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ISBN: 9781609492885
COMING TO SHORE NEW!
Northwest Coast Ethnology, Traditions, and Visions

edited by Marie Mauze, Michael E. Harkin, and Sergei Kan
$29.95

The Northwest Coast of North American was home to dozens of Native peoples at the time of its first contact with Eruopeans. The rich artistic, ceremonial, and oral traditions of these people and their preservation of clutlral practices have made this region especially attractive for anthroplogoical study. Coming to Shore provides a historical overview of the enthology and enthohistory of this region, with special attention given to contemporary, theorectically informed studies of communities and issues.

The first book to explore the role of the Northwest Coast in three distinct national traditions of anthropology--American, Canadian, and French--Coming to Shore gives particular consideration to the importance of Claude Levi-Strauss and structuralism, as well as more recent social theory in the context of Northwest Coast anthropology. In addition contributors explore the blurring boundaries between theoretical and applied anthropolgy as well as contemporary issues such as land claims, criminal justice, enviromentalism, economic developent, and museum display.

SC 508 pages, 6x9 inches

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ISBN: 0803282966

A CYCLE OF MYTHS
Indian Myths from Southeast Alaska
By John E. Smelcer

$12.95

This is a narrative collection of myths and legends from Eyak, Haida, Tlingit, and Tsimshian peoples of Southeast Alaska. These Alaska Native orally translated myths and legends are rich and diverse. They are used to instruct, to understand history, and to value the native societal and religious functions and events. These traditional stories taught the native people how to view and relate to the world around them.

SC 104 pages, 6x9 inches

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ISBN: 1578333105

DICTIONARY OF TLINGIT NEW!
By Keri Edwards

$25.00

Sea Alaska Heritage Institute's Dictionary of Tlingit is the product of years of documentation of the Tlingit language with assistence from fluent elders. It's a must-have resoucre for language learners and for people who are interested in learning more about the Tlingit culture. The Dictionary of Tlingit is the first to include nouns and verbs and all the minor word categories such as adjectives, adverbs, and interjections in a single resource. The vast majority of the verb forms have never before been documented or published. It also includes example sentences for most of the entries, which illustrates the words in a context.

SC 612 pages, 6x9 inches

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ISBN: 9780982578667

 

DISCOVERING WILD PLANTS BACK IN STOCK!
by Janice J. Schofield

$39.95

A definitive guide about the trees, roots, wildflowers, herbs, seaweed, and mushrooms of the North—from Alaska and the Yukon, through western Canada, to Washington, Oregon and northern California. Descriptions of 147 plants, 190 color photos, detailed black-and-white drawings of each plant, recipes for food and herbal remedies, and traditional Native American and European uses of wild plants.

SC 354 pages, 8.5x11 inches

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ISBN: 9780882403694, 0882403699


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FROG GIRL
by Paul Owen Lewis

$7.99

When the frogs suddenly vanish from a village lake on the Northwest Coast, a nearby volcano awakens and a girl is called to a dangerous adventure.

"A suspenseful original tale... Lewis' precise, distinctive brushwork echoes the highly stylized Native American totems and masks, and his use of color is arresting." - Publishers Weekly

Childrens, SC 30 pages, 8.5x11 inches

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ISBN: 1582460485


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GLIMPSES: NEW!
Stories of Alaska

by Haines Pioneers

$10.00

A collection of 15 short stories by past and present Haines residents. Don't miss these amusing, funny and frequently inspiring real-life tales.

SC, 40 pages, 6x9 inches

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ISBN: none


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THE GOLDEN CIRCLE
by Bob Adkins
$12.95

Over 100 photographs from gold rush country in Southeast Alaska, Southern Yukon and Northern British Columbia from local Haines photographer Bob Adkins. This book features recent photos along the circuitous route from Haines, Alaska, up into British Columbia and the Yukon to Whitehorse, Yukon and back down to Skagway, Alaska and Haines again.

SC 48 pages, 8.25x10.75 inches

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ISBN: 1591520207


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HAINES FOR ALL SEASONS
by Kathleen M. K. Menke
$24.00

This book is a collection of images reflecting Haines area residents' bond to the land and each other, as seen through the eyes and heart of one photographer over a period of twenty years.

SC 48 pages, 8.5x11 inches

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ISBN: 0976426102


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HAINES THE FIRST CENTURY (2009 Edition)
By Elisabeth S. Hakkinen

$14.95

Haines, Alaska got its start in 1879 when the local Tlingits invited Presbyterian Church representatives to discuss a site from which a missionary and school could serve the Chilkat people. First published in 1979, Haines the First Century contains images from the Chilkat Valley's first hundred years along with historical information and anecdotes by Elisabeth Sheldon Hakkinen, the Sheldon Museum & Cultural Center's co-founder, and a Haines resident for nearly 90 years. We hope this book serves to convey the unique flavor and rich history of our little town.
Printed by the Sheldon Museum & Cultural Center.

Think you have this book? You don't! Not only has the 2009 printing of Haines the First Century been reformatted, it now includes a map of the area and new photos. All photos are identified and dated!

SC 44 pages, 8.5x11 inches

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ISBN: none


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HEROES & HEROINES IN TLINGIT-HAIDA LEGEND
By Mary L. Beck

$12.95

Over countless generations the Tlingits and Haidas of Southeast Alaska developed a spoken literature as distinctive as their art style and passed it from the old to the young to insure the continuity of their culture. The oral literature of Southeast Alaska Natives evolved from the universal human need to understand and explain how it all began, what forces are in control, how man fits into the scheme of things, how to live in harmony with the natural forces and the other creatures of the earth and to transmit these concepts to posterity. Included are nine ancient Tlingit-Haida legends.

SC 114 pages, 6x9 inches

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ISBN: 0882403346


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HISTORY HUNTING IN THE YUKON NEW!
By Michael Gates

$18.95

History Hunting in the Yukon reveals fascinating accounts from Cananda's northern territory, such as the true story behind the legendary gunfighter Jack Dalton, a tough and menancing figure who stole his famed trail from the Tlingits of Alaska; and pioneer woman, Frances Muncaster, a slim beauty who mined for gold on Squaw Creek, and was as comfortable in elegant evening gowns as she was in rugged prospecting gear and snowshoes at forty below.
Dipping into his personal experiences and a 40-year love affair with Yukon history, author Michael Gates describes the places, people and events that make the Yukon eternally captivating. Discover the colorful stories and deeper legacy of human history that have occured n this remote and expansive territory.

SC 256 pages, 6x9 inches

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ISBN: 9781550174779


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IF YOU LIVED HERE I'D KNOW YOUR NAME
by Heather Lende
$12.95

SIGNED COPIES! Tiny Haines, Alaska, ninety miles north of Juneau, is accessible mainly by water or air— and only when the weather is good. There's no traffic light, no mail delivery, people can vanish without a trace, and funerals are community affairs. As both obituary writer and social columnist for the local newspaper, Heather Lende knows better than anyone the goings-on in this breathtakingly beautiful place.

Also see Heather's second book "Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs" available here.

SC 281 pages, 5.25x8 inches

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ISBN: 9781565125247


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ILLUSTRATED TLINGIT LEGENDS
drawings by Tresham Gregg

$7.95
A collection of Tlingit myths accompanied by beautiful black and white illustrations, suitable for coloring.

SC 22 pages, 8.5x11 inches

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ISBN: none


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JACK DALTON: THE ALASKAN PATHFINDER
by M. J. Kirchhoff
$39.95

During his 88 years Jack Dalton lived a life of adventure. Hazard was almost his daily fare, and the tales told about him were legend. Dalton was known throughout the Northland for his courage and the fortunes he made in frontier trading and mining. To many Alaskans, Dalton was the master of the trail, superbly skilled in all things involving the outdoors. A few, however, saw Dalton in a different light. To them, Dalton was a murderous scoundrel who would do anything to get his way. Time has obscured some of Dalton's exploits, but now, with first-time family interviews, as well as discoveries from around the continent, author M.J. Kirchhoff tells the extraordinary life story of the man once known as the Alaskan Pathfinder.

HC 243 pages, 6.25x9.25 inches

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ISBN: 9780962490422


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KA-GUN-DA: George James Beck
by Mary Giraudo Beck
$14.95

Alaska had been a US possession for less than thirty years in 1895 when George J. Beck swept into the Presbyterian Sitka Training School as a teacher of carpentry and won love and admiration with his vibrant good nature and resourcefulness. At the school and later as a minister in Alaska villages (including Klukwan) he found that his job was more than teaching and pastoring.

SC 142 pages, 6x9 inches

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(currently out of print)

ISBN: 0966947819

 

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KEEPING IT LIVING
Traditions of Plant Use and Cultivation on the Northwest Coast of North America
Edited by Douglas Deur & Nancy J. Turner

$27.50

The first comprehensive overview of how Native Americans managed the landscape and cared for the plant communities on which they depended, from the Oregon coast to Southeast Alaska. It describes how indigenous peoples of this region used and tended over 300 different species of plants. With contributions from ethnobotanists, archaeologists, geographers, ecologists, and Native American scholars and elders, this book documents practices that involve manipulating plants as well as their environments in ways that enhanced culturally preferred plants.

SC 404 pages, 6.25x9.25 inches

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ISBN: 0295985658


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THE KOHKLUX MAP
by Yukon Historical & Museum Assn., et al
25.00

In 1869, Chief Kohklux of the Tlingit Chilkat, holding a pencil for the first time, drew a map detailing Chilkat trade routes into the interior, the earliest known map of the southern Yukon and the first known map to be committed to paper by a First Nations person.  Rather than scaled to miles, the map reflects how long an area took to travel through. A full size copy of this historic map is accompanied by the fascinating story of the Chilkat people and their Athabaskans trade partners.

SC 38 pages, 8.5x11 inches

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ISBN: 0921114087

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TOM LANG: LITTLE BOOKS, BIG STORIES
www.boudelang.com
$6.95 each

Delightfully entertaining books filled with wit and whimsy, and lots of information too!

Tom Lang has worked as a river guide in the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve outside of Haines, Alaska for over 15 years.
4.5x5, or 4.5x6.5 inches

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Bear: An Anger Management Story
"I'm a big, bad Alaskan brown bear and I get a little angry now and then. So shoot me. I don't live in a fairy tale world where the worst thing that can happen is a smelly human eats my porridge and sleeps in my bed. I live in the real world. One day you're walking down a trail smelling the flowers, and next your head's hanging on a cabin wall and the humans are sitting on your butt in front of the fireplace."
ISBN:9780964974296
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Cat: A Love Story
"My cat took me to court. Sat there and pointed her cute little paw at me. Accused me of alienation of affection. My own cat. We live in sad, litigious times.
My cat's lawyer is a tabby, the jury is all feline and the judge is, yep, Siamese.
...But the kicker is my court appointed lawyer. They gave me a dog. A German Shepard? A Doberman? No, a retriever. A Golden Retriever. Not an aggressive hunter, a good characteristic in a lawyer, but a retriever, whose job it is to deliver dead or dying objects."
ISBN: 9780964974289
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Coffee: An Obsession Story
"Stop drinking coffee?" Arabica said.
"Honey, it's no big deal. No coffee for a few weeks. How tough can that be? It's not like heroin or something."
We laughed and hugged and kissed.
It didn't go well.
ISBN: 9780964974296
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Eagle: A Commitment Story
"Like most sub-adult males, I couldn't wait to mate; but like most sub-adult males, I did more waiting than mating. Just before my 5th birthday, when my head and tail turned as white as the Cathedral Peaks, I hit the eagle bars."
ISBN: 9780964974272
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Moose: A Detective Story
"I'm Al Gigas, moose detective. I've roamed the mean riverbeds of the Chilkat Valley for ten years and I've seen things no creature should ever see and I've seen creatures that will never see again.
October was almost here. The wind starts blowing out of the north, the kind of wind that raises the inch-long hair on your rump and sends sick feeling down into your large rumen, the biggest of my four stomachs. The north wind tells a moose that winter is coming and life is about to get tougher. And if you're a moose in the Chilkat Valley you know the wind is telling you the murders are about to begin."
ISBN:9780964974258
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Mrs. Claus: A Bottom Line Story
"I stepped up into the sleigh and grabbed hold of the reins, a feeling of wonder sizzling my skin. The reindeer shuffled their hooves and lifted off, the momentum plastering me to the seat. We rose above the trees, the houses and high rise office buildings. We flew north, above a quilt of clouds, the stars blinding me as if they were flashbulbs. I held on, the wind biting my face, spinning my hair into steel wool.
As we began our descent, the greens and reds of the Northern Lights danced in my head like a cartoon. We landed in the middle of the light show, on a snowed-in runway with a barely visible sign that read: WELCOME TO THE NORTH POLE."
ISBN: 9780964974203
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Salmon: A Revelation Story
I dreamed of my mentor, the Dolly Salmon, who lived in exile underneath a kelp bed.
"Oh, great Holy Fish," I said to him, "As I near the happy spawning grounds after years at sea, I have one last question for you."
"Yes, Sockeye."
"What do I do with my life after I spawn, oh great denizen of the deep?"
"You die, Sockeye."
"Excuse me?"
ISBN: 9780964974210

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THE NATIVE PEOPLE OF ALASKA
by Steve J. Langdon
$9.95

This comprehensive, easy-to-read, introductory guide to Alaska's first inhabitants focuses on their lifestyles, traditions and culture at the time of the first contact with Europeans. Supplemented with more than 50 historic and contemporary photos and six maps, The Native People of Alaska also explores the rapid changes and challenges facing Alaska Natives today.

SC 128 pages, 6x9 inches

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ISBN: 0936425814


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NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN ART:
An Analysis of Form

by Bill Holm

$18.95

This book is an important contribution to the fields of art and anthropology regarding Northwest Coast Native Art. Considered "the bible" by many contemporary artists who practice this style, the auther takes an aesthetic analysis of art in anthropology as opposed to the ethnological, symbolical, or purely formal approaches prevalent earlier. This is a study of the basic elements of form which characterizes a particular aboriginal art style.

SC 115 pages, 7.25x9.5 inches

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ISBN: 0295951028


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RUSSIANS IN TLINGIT AMERICA NEW!
The Battles of Sitka 1802 and 1804
edited by Nora Marks Dauenhauer, Richard Dauenhauer, and Lydia T. Black

$35.00

The 1802 and 1804 battles of Sitka were seminal events in the history of the Tlingit people, in the multicultural history of Alaska, and, ultimately, in the history of America. This book covers the period from the first arrival of European and American fur tranders in Tlingit territory to the establishment of a permanent Russian presence in the Pacific Northwest, presenting transcriptions and English translations of Tlingit oral traditions recorded almost fifty years ago and translations of newly available Russian historical documents.

The Tlingit-Russian conflict is usually presented as a confrontation between "whites" with superior arms, and brave but outnumbered and poorly armed Natives. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The Tlingits saw themselves as victors even as they formally ceded to the Russians the site of their village and fort, now known as Sitka. Setting aside ancient rules of story ownership, a new generation of Tlingit clan leaders has decided to publish the stories told by their ancestors so that the Tlingit point of view would be known and succeeding generations would not forget their people's history.

SC 491 pages, 8.5x11 inches

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ISBN: 9780295986012


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A SCHOOLTEACHER IN OLD ALASKA:
The Story of Hannah Breece

by Jane Jacobs
$14.95

When Hannah Breece came to Alaska in 1904, it was a remote, lawless wilderness of gold prospectors, murderous bootleggers, tribal chiefs, and Russian priests. She spend fourteen years educating Athabaskans, Aleuts, Inuits, and Russians with the stubborn generosity of a born teacher and the clarity of an original and independent mind. Her eyewitness account of America's last frontier is more than an adventure story: it is a powerful work of women's history that provides important— and, at times, unsettling— insights into the unexamined assumptions and attitudes that governed white settlers' behavior toward native communities at the turn of the twentieth century.

SC 302 pages, 5x8 inches

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ISBN: 0679776338


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SHAMANS AND KUSHTAKAS
North Coast Tales of the Supernatural
By Mary Giraudo Beck

$12.95

Among the Natives of Pacific Northwest Coast, the shaman was honored as a person who could heal the body and spirit as well as see into the future. In his struggles to protect his people, he fought the kushtaka-- an evil spirit-being who was half human and half land otter-- for the souls of dying persons. Theirs was a battle between the forces of good and evil, and today it remains a cornerstone in Tlingit and Haida mythology. This book provides a mix of history, legend and adventure to dramatize the values and traditions of Tlingit and Haida societies.

SC 128 pages, 6x9 inches

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ISBN: 0882404067


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SHY GHOSTS DANCING: NEW!
Dark Tales from Southeast Alaska
By Mark A. Zeiger

$11.99

Shy Ghosts Dancing presents stories of Darkness, mythology, and danger, examining the mysterious and unpredictable nature of life in Southeast Alaska, where perception and reality intermingle and conflict with puzzling and sometimes deadly results.

Mark A. Zeiger lives with his wife and daughter on a forested, off-the-grid homestead on the shore of Alaska's Lynn Canal, more than a mile from the nearest road. They make their living mostly by gardening, foraging, fishing and hunting.

SC 100 pages, 5.5x8.5 inches

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ISBN: 9781612240008


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THE SINKING OF THE PRINCESS SOPHIA:
Taking the North Down With Her

by Ken Coates & Bill Morrison
$12.95

On October 23, 1918, the Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Sophia left Skagway, Alaska, on her last run of the season heading south. A storm arose and she ran aground on the rocks. A fleet of rescue vessels was quickly assembled and circled the Sophia for hours, waiting their chance to take off passengers and crew. But the storm worsened and they were forced to take shelter themselves. When they returned the following morning, all that was left of the Princess Sophia was a 20-foot section of mast jutting out of the waters of the Lynn Canal. There were no survivors.

SC 220 pages, 5.5x8.5 inches

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ISBN: 0912006501


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SPRUCE ROOT BASKETRY OF THE HAIDA AND TLINGIT
by Sharon Busby

$55.00

The Haida and the Tlingit peoples of the northern Northwest Coast are renowned for their outstanding arts, among them elegant spruce root basketry. This book expands on earlier publications and examines the history and evolution of spruce root basketry. Chock full of beautiful color pictures, it describes traditional uses and forms as well as changes in style, the efforts of 20th century Haida and Tlingit teachers who have kept the ancient traditions alive and contemporary weavers who have revitalized the art.

HC 160 pages

Out of Stock
(currently out of print)

ISBN: 0295983175

 

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STORM BOY
by Paul Owen Lewis

$7.99

After a violent sea storm, a Haida prince washes ashore in an unfamiliar village inhabited by strange colossal beings. There begins his spiritual adventure.

"Lewis manages to respect Northwest Coast tradition, the mystery and beauty of its art and story, while giving it new life and manifest appeal." - School Library Journal, starred review

Childrens, SC 30 pages, 8.5x11 inches

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ISBN: 1582460574


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TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE GARDEN AND THE DOGS NEW!
by Heather Lende

$22.95

SIGNED COPIES! The Alaskan landscape--so vast, dramatic, and unbelievable--may be the reason people in Haines (population 2,400) so often discuss the meaning of life. Heather Lende thinks it helps make life mean more. Her idea of spirituality is rooted in community, and in Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs she explores faith and forgiveness, loss and devotion--as well as totem pole raising, salmon canning, and other distinctly Alaskan adventures. Lende's irrepressible spirit, her wry humor, and her commitment to living a life on the edge of the world deepen our understanding of what links us all.

HC 287 pages, 6x8.5 inches

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ISBN: 9781565125681


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THREE RIVER JUNCTION
by Saranne D. Burnham
$6.95

Explore an Alaskan forest through the eyes of a bald eagle. Inside this book is an exciting habitat to explore, and a whole new way of looking at it.  Beautifully illustrated, this book is fun and educational.

Childrens, SC 27 pages, 8x10 inches

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ISBN: 1568994427

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THE TLINGIT
by Wallace M. Olson
$12.50

Over the years, hundreds of books, articles and professional papers have been published regarding the Tlingit, their culture and history. This book serves as an overall introduction and will hopefully stimulate readers to expand their knowledge of this great cultural heritage.

SC 107 pages

Out of Stock
(currently out of print)

ISBN: 0965900908

 

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THE TLINGIT ENCOUNTER WITH PHOTOGRAPHY NEW!
by Sharon Bohn Gmelch
$39.95

Beginning in the mid-19th century, shortly after the invention of photography, the Tlingits of southeastern Alaska started encountering survey teams, museum collectors, ethnographic investigators, studio photographers, tourists, and, later, resident amateur and commercial photographers--all of whom were interested in photographing them.

Base on research in 13 North American archives (including the Penn Museum's Shotridge Collections), examination of hundreds of photographs and extensive oral-history interviews with both Tlingit and non-Natives, Sharon Bohn Gmelch presents valuable insights on the reactions of Native subjects to being photographed and their own early use of photography. Today, these now historical images are being reclaimed from public archives by the Tlingit, contributing to a new sense of empowerment and pride in their rich heritage.

HC 210 pages, 8.75x11.25 inches

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ISBN: 9781934536100


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THE TLINGIT INDIANS
by George Thornton Emmons
$80.00

Lt. George Emmons was stationed in Alaska during the 1880s and 1890s.  His duties brought him in close contact with the Tlingit Indians, whose respect he won and from whom he gained an understanding of and a respect for their culture.  Emmons showed the ethnologist's devotion  to recording all aspects of the culture, and came to understand Tlingit beliefs and values better than did any of his non-native contemporaries. 

SC 488 pages, 8.75x11.25 inches

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ISBN: 0295970081

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THE TLINGIT INDIANS
by Aurel Krause
$9.95

Traces the early history of a most highly developed and remarkably individualistic Native Culture. Based on travels by the author and his brother, both geographers, who spent six months among the Tlingits in the winter and spring of 1881 - 1882. This is a classic comprehensive account before the Tlingit people were significantly changed by European contact.

SC 310 pages, 6.25x8 inches

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ISBN: 0295950757
 

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THE TLINGIT INDIANS IN RUSSIAN AMERICA, 1741-1867 NEW!
by Andrei Val'terovich Grinev
translated by Richard L. Bland & Katrina G. Solovjova
$24.95

The Tlingits, the largest Indian group in Alaska, have lived in Alaska's coastal southwestern region for centuries and first met non-Natives in 1741 during an encounter with the crew of the Russian explorer Alexei Chirikov. The volatile and complex connections between the Tlingits and their Russian neighbors, as well as British and American voyagers and traders, are the subject of this classic work, first published in Russian and now revised and updated for this English language edition. Andrei Val'terovich Grinev bases his account on hundreds of documents from archives in Russia and the United States; he also relies on official reports, the notes of travelers, the investigations of historians and ethnographers, museum collections, atlases, illustrations and photographs.

Grinev outlines a picture of traditional Tlingit society before contact with Europeans and then analyzes interactions between the Tlingit people and newcomers. He examines the changes that took place in the Tlingits' traditional material and spiritual culture, as well as military affairs, during the Russian-American period. He aslo considers the dynamics of the Tlingit population, the increase in interethnic marriage, their relationships with European immigrants, and their ethnology.

SC 386 pages, 6x9 inches

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ISBN: 9780803220713

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TLINGIT INDIANS OF ALASKA
by Fr. Anatolii Kamenskii
$19.95

This work is an annotated translation of materials on the history and culture of the Tlingit Indians written by Russian Orthodox missionaries, especially Archimandrite Anatolii Kamenskii, at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries. The translator, Sergei Kan, has written an extensive introduction, and has annotated his translation with references to relevant ethnographic and historical studies, corrections, and clarifications.

SC 166 pages, 6x9 inches

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(currently out of print)

ISBN: 0912006188

 

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VOICES FROM A FAR LAND:
Poems of the Last Frontier

by Kevin M. Reeves

$12.95

Local Haines resident Kevin M. Reeves has lived in the Last Frontier for the last 22 years. His love for all that is Alaskan is shown in these poems about the land, the people and the independent life of being home in Alaska. Sourdoughs, cheechakos, gold seekers, fishermen--they're all here. Their voices speak to the heart of those who make this great land home...and call to the heart of those longing to do so.

SC 75 pages, 5x8 inches

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THE YUKON RELIEF EXPEDITION
and the Journal of Carl Johan Sakariassen

edited by V.R. Rausch and D.L. Baldwin
$26.95

As cold weather came on in the autumn of 1897, not all the news from the camps was of gold and glory. Provision were inadequate to feed the miners in the Yukon District; surely starvation would set in before spring. To the fore stepped a recognized hero of the northland, missionary and educator Sheldon Jackson. He promised to bring food, even some on the hoof--reindeer from Scandinavia--to save the day.

SC 261 pages, 8x10 inches

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ISBN: 188996333X


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ALASKA'S INSIDE PASSAGE
Explore Alaska's Marine Highway
by Questar

$19.95

Tumultuous landscapes. Pristine preserves. Indescribable adventures. All these and more await you in the Inside Passage, Alaska's marine highway. This breathtakingly photographed video cruise navigates 1,000 miles of coastline, with stops that capture the region's rich history, magnificent wildlife, and timeless traditions. Observe coastal Native American craftsmen as they carve totem poles in Ketchikan. Explore Sitka's Russian roots, Petersburg, "Alaska's Little Norway," and quaint Wrangell. Recapture the pioneer era in the capital city of Juneau. Drive to America's most accessible glacier— the Mendenhall, and fly over the frozen wilderness of the Juneau Icefield. From Glacier Bay National Park to the historic gold rush town of Skagway, discover Alaska's true treasures. Includes extra features.

DVD approx. 110 min. Color

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ISBN: 3393703615

ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE
by Alaska Video Publishing

$14.95

Cast-off for the pristine fjords of Alaska's Inside Passage. Hear the crack and crash as gigantic hunks of glacier calve into a fjord's deep, frigid waters. Meet the playful and abundant wildlife that call the Inside Passage home. Drop anchor in the rich Native, Russian and gold rush cultures of Ketchikan, Sitka, Juneau, Haines, and Skagway. Set sail for the many icebergs and flowing glaciers of Glacier Bay.

DVD approx. 95 min. Color

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ISBN: 0282102285

ALASKA PORTRAIT
by Alaska Video Publishing

$14.95

Go on a journey that spans more than 1,500 miles from the craggy faced fjords and glaciers of Southeast Alaska to the fragile Arctic tundra of Alaska's North Slope. Participate in a traditional whale hunt with Alaska Eskimos near the top of the world. Experience the traditional rituals of Alaska's Eskimos, Indians and Aleuts. Fish for mighty king salmon and whale watch in Alaska's pristine waters. Witness nature's best light show— the shimmering Northern Lights. Meet the bear, caribou and other wildlife that populate Alaska's untouched wilderness.

DVD approx. 40 min. Color

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ISBN: 0282102284

ALASKA WILDLIFE
by Alaska Video Publishing

$14.95

On your Alaska wildlife safari you will track some of the most spectacular wildlife found anywhere in the world. Set your sights on brown bears as they gorge on salmon. Track caribou wandering the tundra en route to traditional calving grounds. Scout Alaska's mountain ranges in search of Dall sheep. See the graceful whistling swan. Watch bald eagles soar above the Alaska landscape. Witness bull moose perform their ritual mating rut. Enjoy puffins, walrus, and the other animals that call Alaska home. Your window to one of the last habitats in the world untouched by man.

DVD approx. 60 min. Color

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ISBN: 0282100883

BUILDING THE ALASKA HIGHWAY
by PBS Home Video

$26.00

In 1942, across the rugged wilderness of Alaska, British Columbia, and the Yukon Territory, thousands of American soldiers began one of the biggest and most difficult construction projects ever undertaken— the building of the Alaska Highway. The U.S. had toyed for 80 years with the idea of building a road link from the lower 48 states to Alaska but it was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that spurred Washington into action. Interweaving interviews with the men who were there, archival footage and beautiful cinematography of the sub-Arctic route the road took, this production tells how for eight months young soldiers battled mud, muskeg and mosquitoes; endured ice, snow, and bitter cold; bridged raging rivers, graded lofty peaks and cut pathways through primeval forests to push a 1,520-mile road across one of the world's harshest landscapes.

DVD approx. 60 min. Color /B&W

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ISBN: 0793690129

GLACIERS
Alaska's Rivers of Ice
by DVD International's Learning Series

$19.95

Glaciers are one of Earth's greatest phenomena— rivers of ice flowing from the mountains, sometimes reaching the oceans. From the white thunder of calving tidewater glaciers to the frigid world of tiny ice worms, join USGS scientists as they investigate and explore the wonders of Alaska's rivers of ice. This disc will help you learn about the distribution of the world's glaciers, the formation of glacier ice, the glacier ecosystem, the role glaciers play in global sea level change, the features produced by glacier erosion and deposition, and much more!

DVD approx. 90 min. Color

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ISBN: 1932198733

THE TRAIL OF '42
A Pictorial History of the Alaska Highway
by Stan Cohen

$24.95

Come on a trip on the famous Alaska Highway, stretching from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Delta Junction, Alaska and continuing to Fairbanks, Alaska, a distance of over 1,500 miles. Due to the threat of Japanese invasion in 1942, the highway was conceived to provide a land link with Alaska connecting a series of air bases in Canada. A pioneer road was constructed in the remarkably quick time of nine months through some of the most remote and scenic country in North America. This disc traces the history of the highway using contemporary footage, the original U.S. Army Signal Corps movie, rare original footage, interviews and still photos.

DVD 60 min.

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ISBN: 0806122994

WHITE FANG
by Hybrid Productions/Walt Disney Pictures

$19.95

Jack London's immortal tale of courage and survival comes to life amid the breathtaking beauty of the great Alaskan frontier! Ethan Hawke stars as a young man trying to fulfill his father's dying wish to find gold in the treacherous Yukon territory. His incredible journey begins when he meets a veteran gold miner who guides young Jack to his father's claim. Along the way, Jack discovers a kindred spirit who will change his life forever... a magnificent wolf-dog named White Fang. From the taming of a wolf, to the taming of the wild, he must find the courage to conquer his fears and become a man in this spectacular outdoor adventure.

This movie was shot on location in Haines, Alaska during the winter and spring of 1989-1990. The local scenery is distinctly recognizable and many local residents are "extras" in this movie. See the sled used in this movie on display in the Sheldon Museum & Cultural Center!

DVD approx. 109 min. - Color - Rated PG

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ISBN: 0788833367, 8693616974


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ALASKAN LIFE PORTRAITS: NEW!
Stories from the Last Frontier

by Inside Passage Productions

$14.00

A collection of Alaskan stories from local Haines residents:

1. Jim Stanford : "Because the Inuit knew to sweat in winter was to die."

2. Raymond Dennis : "When we refer to Klukwan it is known as the mother village. The village that always was."

3. Ray & Vivian Menaker: "You have a family. You've just got settled. Why do you want to got to Alaska? I wish I could."

4. Steve Kroschel: "The wild essence of our world, our rainforests, our earth, is gasping for its life."

CD, 4 Tracks

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ISBN: 733792511927

BANJO REBOP NEW!
by "The Fiends"

$15.00

Produced by local musicians, this CD contains a snappy mixture of sax, drums and violins.

1. Minor Swing
2.After You've Gone
3.Smells Like Money
4.Sheik of Araby
5.Struttin' with the Cannibal Cows

6.Caravan
7. Bad Cop, No Donut!
8.Airmail Special
9.Handy Man Blues
10.Autumn Leaves

 

CD, 10 Tracks

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ISBN: none

BURL SHELDON: BUSY MAKIN' MONEY NEW!

$15.00

Local singer/song writter, Burl Sheldon shares his love of folk music in this second CD.

"Busy Makin' Money is a labor of love and a product of our marriage. Our songs are a celebration of life with a generous helping of hard-edged social commentary and a side of humor." - Burl & Nancy

1. I Don't Need a Miracle
2.Just One Friend
3. Ain't No Water
4. Heartbeat
5.Busy Makin' Money
6. Don't Buy the Lie
7. Cable is Your Chain

8. Fade Away
9. www.loser.com
10.Every Green Thing
11.Love For All Seasons
12. Another Fine Day
13. War Machine
14. I.T. Blues
 

CD, 14 Tracks

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ISBN: 700261218243

BURL SHELDON: TIDAL LORE NEW!

$15.00

Local singer/song writter, Burl Sheldon shares his love of folk music in his first CD.

1. Grandad was a Cowboy
2. Street Fire of Love
3. Love is a Mountain
4. Fire in the Hole
5. Tenakee Gal

6. 5 Acres of Ground
7.Hungryman's Cove
8. The Roughage Queen
9.Chichicastenango
10. 90% Angel
 

CD, 10 Tracks

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ISBN: none

FISHPICKERS: NEW!
Jamboree Project

$15.00

A regular band around Haines, the Fishpicker's feature a country blue-grass style that is sure to get you tappin' along.


1 'Rangement Blues
2. Eight More Miles
3. Big Mamou
4. Bile Dem Cabbages
5. Dog's Waltz
6. Blues for Dixie

7. Draggin' the Bow
8. Make Me a Pallet on the Floor
9. Maiden's Prayer
10. Medley in A
11. Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms
12. You Belong to Me
 

CD, 12 Tracks

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ISBN: 700261210117


Image HIGH QUALITY PRINTS from the MUSEUM'S COLLECTION NEW!

"DANCING COSTUMES OF THE CHILCAT (CHILKAT) INDIANS", circa 1900 NEW!
Photo by Blankenberg

$12.00

The Chilkat Indians (Tlingit Indians of the upper Lynn Canal) are dressed here in full regalia most likely while attending a potlatch or other ceremonial celebration.  Many are wearing nose rings and have their faces painted.  The dance fans pictured are made of white eagle tail feathers.  Notice the woman on the right with the open umbrella!

 Potlatches (ku.éex’) were an immensely important occasion featuring speeches, dancing, singing, feasting, and the lavish distribution of property.  They were given by high-ranking members of a village to celebrate publically an event of great importance such as a house dedication, the raising of a totem pole, honoring the deceased, or even to regain status following a dishonor.  A potlatch might last for weeks and be the pinnacle of a host’s life as well as leaving him destitute.  They were, however, held in disfavor by early missionaries who viewed them as barbaric.

Today, potlatches retain many traditional elements but are generally shorter, and a host may give gifts in moderation without losing face.

8x10 Unmatted Photo Print.
Actual Image Size: 6.5 x 8.5 inches

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INTERIOR OF KLUKWAN WHALE HOUSE, circa 1895 NEW!
Photo possibly by Winter & Pond

$12.00

Tlingit clan houses were rectangular in shape, longer than they were wide (ie: 50 feet wide, 55 feet long) with a post and beam construction.  The more important houses were partly subterranean with one or two step-like platforms descending to a central square enclosure from four to six feet below the surface of the ground.

This photo of the Klukwan Whale House of the Gaanaxteidi (Raven) Clan shows many Clan and House treasures.  In the background is the Rain Screen and to the sides, the Wormwood Post on the left and the Raven Post on the right.   Other treasures include: the Woodworm Dish (on the upper platform), the Mother Basket (large woven basket on right), Chilkat Tunics and other regalia, masks, hats, and bentwood boxes.  The central face at the bottom of the photo is carved on the retaining plank of the lowest bench and is the face of “Man Cooking Eel.”  If you look closely, you can see his arms spread wide open on either side.

Winter & Pond took a similar photo of the Whale House in 1895.  However, photographers of the time frequently imitated one another’s work.  If one compares the photos, the artifacts are the same but the people are different, or at least older.  This image may or may not be a “copycat.”     

8x10 Unmatted Photo Print.
Actual Image Size: 6 x 8.75 inches

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JENNIE THLUNAUT AND A CHILKAT BLANKET, 1930s NEW!
Photo by Steve Sheldon

$12.00

In her lifetime, Masterweaver Jennie Thlunaut (1892-1986) wove over 30 Chilkat Blankets (naaxein) and at least 6 Chilkat tunics.  In addition to blankets, Jennie also excelled at spruce root basketry, bead and leatherwork.  In this photo Jennie poses with a blanket she just completed.  

Designed with totemic patterns (stylized animal and/or mythological figures) these blankets are woven of mountain goat wool and cedar bark by hand “twining” on a simple warp weighted loom.  It might take a woman one or two years to complete an adult sized blanket.  Blankets were worn over the shoulders like a robe during special ceremonies and dances such as those at a potlatch.

Chilkat weavings were symbols of wealth.  To own them endowed a chief with great prestige; to give them away gave even greater glory, for only the wealthiest of chiefs could afford to dispense with such valuable items. 

8x10 Unmatted Photo Print.
Actual Image Size: 7 x 8.75 inches

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MAIN STREET HAINES, ALASKA, 1904-1907 NEW!
Photo by Blankenberg

$12.00

In 1879, Dr. Sheldon Jackson sent two friends, John Muir and S. Hall Young, to the upper Lynn Canal looking for a suitable site for a Presbyterian mission to serve the local Tlingit people.  After negotiations and much discussion, a parcel of land was officially designated and ceremoniously presented to the representatives of the church.  Eventually that location became the heart of present day Haines, incorporated in 1910.

This picture shows the businesses on the north side of Main Street facing west up the Chilkat Valley.  Located almost directly across from the present day site of the Sheldon Museum is the J. Heubner Drug Company identified only as “Drug Store” which also apparently sold jewelry, then the Post Office and the Nettles & Ford Shop, currently the Kings Store which has gone through many reincarnations, including a restaurant, a post office and is rumored to at one time have been a bordello.  Continuing up the street is Jos. (Joseph) H. Chisel General Merchandise and the Hotel Northern, previously the Spooner Hotel where a meeting was held in 1898 to discuss the name of the town, the width of the streets, the size of the lots and how they would be recorded. Other identifiable businesses (with aid of a magnifying glass) are Porcupine Trading Store, H. Fay General Merchandise, J.W. Martin General Merchandise and the “Club” faintly seen on one of the last buildings is Jim Vogel’s Saloon.

8x10 Unmatted Photo Print.
Actual Image Size: 5 x 9 inches

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"MURPHY," circa 1916 NEW!
Photo by Unknown

$12.00

Horses weren’t the only animals to pack supplies.  Legions of treasure seekers during the Alaska-Yukon gold rush depended on the loyalty and hard work of their dogs.  In an era consumed with greed, these faithful companions were sometimes the only ones a lonely gold seeker could trust.  They were packhorse, transit system, security guard, and pal all rolled into one.  Indeed, they were worth their weight in gold.

All that survives of this hard worker is his name and a great picture. This image is from a collection of photographs of Fort Seward from the 1916-1920s, donated to the museum by Russell Price, whose grandfather was a soldier at the Fort at the time.

8x10 Unmatted Photo Print.
Actual Image Size: 5.75 x 9 inches

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PORCUPINE FLUME, circa 1916 NEW!
Photo by Unknown

$12.00

In 1898 the Klondike Gold Rush was just one of many.  On October 10th, 1898, S.W. Mix and his friends Fenley and Wiley were prospecting about two miles upstream on Porcupine Creek, a tributary of the Klehini River 34 miles from Haines, when they struck pay dirt. 

During the first few years gold was mined with pick and shovel, rocker and sluice box.  As the richest claims played out, more sophisticated and expensive methods were required, including large flumes to divert the river, allowing companies and partnerships to recover about $150,000 in gold per year (worth about $26.5 million today).

This huge flume, the largest in Alaska, was 6 to 8 feet deep, 24 to 40 feet wide and 8,000 feet long.  It took 2,000,000 board feet to build.  Today only a few individuals still mine the creeks of the Porcupine Mining District.  Nothing of the many flumes remain and only a few decrepit structures mark a town site once occupied by hundreds.

For those Gold Rush Alaska fans out there, the Discover Channel's reality show is filmed in the Porcupine Mining District.

8x10 Unmatted Photo Print.
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SITKA POTLATCH, 1904 NEW!
Photo probably by Case & Draper

$12.00

These Yakutat Tlingits were attending the Sitka potlatch hosted by the Wolf Clan on December 9th, 1904.  Potlatches (ku.éex’) were an immensely important occasion featuring speeches, dancing, singing, feasting, and the lavish distribution of property.  They were given by high-ranking members of a village to celebrate publically an event of great importance such as a house dedication, the raising of a totem pole, honoring the deceased, or even to regain status following a dishonor.  A potlatch might last for weeks and be the pinnacle of a host’s life as well as leaving him destitute.  They were, however, held in disfavor by early missionaries who viewed them as barbaric.

Today, potlatches retain many traditional elements but are generally shorter, and a host may give gifts in moderation without losing face.

8x10 Unmatted Photo Print.
Actual Image Size: 7.25 x 8.75 inches

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"DRAGON FLY ON LEAF" Necklace and Earrings
by Local Artist Debi Knight Kennedy
www.debiknightkennedy.com

These gorgeous sterling silver dragonfly necklaces and earrings are truly exquisite.

"Dragonflies, delicate yet fierce. To me they represent ancient power. I expect many more to find their way into my life and my art." - DKK.

DRAGONFLY NECKLACE - Large
Sterling Silver, Dragonfly approx. 2 1/4 inches long,
24 inch chain included.

$148
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DRAGONFLY NECKLACE - SMALL
Sterling Silver, Dragonfly approx. 1 1/4 inches long, 18 inch chain included.

$70
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DRAGONFLY EARRINGS - SMALL
Sterling Silver, 2 Dragonflies approx. 1 1/4 inches long on sterling earring hooks.

$70
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SHELDON MUSEUM T-SHIRTS
designed by Jim Heaton
printed locally by Tlingit Ink Designs

The Sheldon Museum & Cultural Center’s T-Shirt features the center “face” of Master Weaver Jennie Thlunaut’s Bear Blanket on display in the Chilkat Blanket section of the Museum. This design was modified by local carver Jim Heaton and printed in town by silk screen artist Evangeline Hoy-Willard owner of Tlingit Ink Designs.
Chilkat Blankets were hand-woven from mountain goat wool and cedar bark on a very simple warp-weighted loom.

SMALL - XXL

$16.95
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SHELDON MUSEUM CERAMIC MUGS

These sturdy Sheldon Museum ceramic mugs, featuring a Tlingit design, make great gifts. Buy one for a friend or get a deal on a set of six.

Single Mug

$5.95
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Set of Six Mugs (additional shipping charges apply)

$29.95
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SHELDON MUSEUM PINS

The Sheldon Museum's logo was inspired by the Tlingit Native tinà (tinnah): the shield-shaped object in the center of these beautiful pins. Tinàs were prized possessions symbolizing wealth and prestige among the Tlingit people far beyond their intrinsic value. Made of hand-hammered copper and often featuring totemic designs, tinàs ranged from a few inches to several feet tall with the large ones easily weighing 30 pounds or more.

Enamel on metal alloy, each pin measures approx 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

Sheldon Museum Pin

$4.50
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CHILKAT BLANKET MAGNET NEW!

The Chilkat Blanket made by Jennie Thlunaut in 1960, tells the story of "Woman Who Married the Bear." This blanket is on display at the Sheldon Museum & Cultural Center. This magnet makes a great souvenir and a great gift.

Magnet measures approx. 3x2 inches.

Chilkat Blanket Magnet

$3.00
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ESKIMO DOLLS, MAGNETS & ORNAMENTS NEW!

These cute little eskimos are handmade in Haines, Alaska by long-time resident Marta Venables. Each one is unique with the face hand-drawn on. Because these are individually hand-made, the product may vary a little from the images shown.

Magnets & Ornaments: leather with a rabbit fur fringe, approx. 21/2 - 3 inches in diameter (with the fringe). They are attached to a magnet or a loop for hanging on a Christmas tree.

Dolls: Eskimo face made of leather and rabbit fur, attached to a cloth bean bag made of printed fabric with a fringe of rabbit fur and felt feet.
Approx. 5 1/2 inches long; bean bag print varies.

Magnets & Ornaments

$4.95
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Dolls

$7.95
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CROCHETED EAGLE NEW!

The perfect gift for a child or an adult and a great little keepsake, these adorable little eagles are hand-crocheted in Haines, Alaska by long-time resident Betty Clark. Because these are individually hand-made, the product may vary a little from the images shown.

Eagle measures approx. 4 - 41/2 inches tall.

Crocheted Eagles

$7.50
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GREG HORNER PINS, ZIPPER PULLS & NECKLACES
www.ravenswindow.com

These pins and zipper pulls feature totemic designs by local artist Greg Horner. Click on the image at left to see all available designs.

A lifelong Alaskan, Greg Horner is known for his gold and silver jewelry in Northwest Coast Indian style. A highly regarded woodcarver, his work includes totem poles, panels and base relief Alaska State Seals.

Respecting the differences between his artwork and Native art, he describes his art as cross-cultural. "It evolves out of my own personal experiences and interpretation of traditional native art form. I strive for originality within the imagery and the level of craftsmanship that is the legacy of Northwest Coast Native art."

Enamel on "silver" or "gold" metal alloy, each pin and zipper pull measures approx 1 1/2 inches.

Pins
$10.00 each
Zipper Pulls
$10.00 each
Design
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TRESHAM GREGG PINS
www.tresham.com

These pins and zipper pulls feature totem designs by local artist Tresham Gregg. Click on the image at left to see all available designs.

Enamel on metal alloy, each pin measures approx 1 1/2 inches.

Pins $10.00 each

Design
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Haines 2010 Centennial Panorama

$35.00

Haines celebrated 100 years of incorperation in 2010 with a party on Main Street where hundreds of residence gathered for a community portrait. Can you find yourself or a friend? Get your copy while supplies last!

Image is 91/2 tall x 55 inches long

For questions, comments, or to report a problem, send us an email or call 907-766-2366.

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